CaSTL Partners with HBCU to Launch Summer Research Program

CaSTL Partners with HBCU to Launch Summer Research Program

June 2017

The CaSTL Center University of California, Irvine (UCI) - Albany State University (ASU) Pathways Program (CaSTL UCI-ASU Pathways) is an 8-week summer program for ASU undergraduate students interested in conducting supervised research with a UCI faculty mentor who is a member of CaSTL.

The goals of the program are to encourage outstanding students that attend a Historically Black College and University (1) to pursue STEM careers related to physical chemistry and (2) to encourage students to apply to the physical chemistry graduate program at UCI. The first class of the fellows selected for the 2017 Pathways program are pictured L to R: Jasmine Thomas, ZeAndra Whitfield, program Director Danielle Watt, PhD, Janese Bibbs, Shaniece Decastro.